[Tangizdope]

OP, I went through the same thing you did a few years ago during the last model year of the frs. I kept convincing myself that I'll get used to the powerband and the car is about handling anyways.
That was 2.5 years ago and I actually did get used to the powerband. But it annoys me. I would say that I kept convincing myself that straight line wasn't important for a year. After that, I just got annoyed often and felt like I made a mistake buying this car over my other options.

It seems like you are convincing yourself to get the brz when you actually want the mx5.
Sorry if this thread has already discussed this. I didn't read through all the pages. I just have the same truck as you and know what the powerband is like. Having that pull feeling almost everywhere in the powerband (like the mx5 you said) is gonna keep you happy when there's no curves around.